Grants.gov: Submission Instructions

*An original hardcopy of the complete proposal including a signed Transmittal Checksheet and Coeus budget must be submitted to Sponsored Program Services for all electronic submissions.

Quick Reference

*Please Note:  There is NO individual PI registration for Grants.gov.  Purdue University has completed all necessary registrations for the institution.

Required Software Download

• All Grants.gov users (PI/Co-PI/Business Office/ETC.)  MUST download the application viewer software:  PureEdge ICS Viewer software found at http://www.grants.gov/PEViewer/ICSViewer602_grants.exe

• ***If this software is not downloaded you CANNOT view the Grants.gov proposal package.***

• Please contact your area Zone administration for software download

Finding Grant Opportunities

• To search for funding opportunities and the corresponding application/proposal packages: go to http://www.grants.gov and click on the Find Grant Opportunities tab located at the top of the page.

• Click on Search Grant Opportunities -or- click on a specific search type.

• Record the specific CFDA number.

Download Application/Proposal Packages

• Once the desired funding opportunity is found:  Downloads may be found by clicking Apply for Grant Electronically on the solicitation page -or- click on the Apply for Grants tab at the top of the home page

• Using the Apply for Grant Electronically option: click on Apply Step 1

• Using the Apply for Grants tab option:  click on Download Application Package on the left of page

• Enter the Funding Opportunity # or CFDA #

• Click Download

• Click Download Application Package (also Download Application Instructions if available/desired)

• Save package to your computer

Completing Application/Proposal Packages

• Open Application/Proposal Package

• Complete and save all forms listed in the Mandatory Documents field

• Upload additional documents to the Optional Documents field

• Click Save once documents are complete, transfer all completed and saved documents from the Mandatory/Optional fields to the Mandatory Completed Documents for Submission/Optional Completed Documents for Submission fields using arrow buttons

• When all documents are complete, saved and located in the Completed fields: click the Check Package for Errors button

• Correct all errors and re-save

Submission of Completed Proposals

• Once the proposal package is complete and there are no errors found: send entire package as an email attachment to the SPS Proposal Office at: proposal@purdue.edu

• SPS will review, authorize and electronically submit the proposal.

• NOTE: Sponsors may require hardcopies of the proposal to be sent in addition to the Grants.gov submission.